Rick wrote:
> > 2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool
to the
> > left.
>
> See now Vince, this is obviously a vindication of what Marcel has been
> saying all along.
>
> Or in the light of a recent thread, this is proof that God made an error
in
> judgement when he created left-handed people.
>
> But everyone knows I'm joking, right?
>
> And I did get more out of your post than just this attempt at frivolity.
> Ecclesiastes reads almost like an amalgam of the ideas of many different
> belief systems. Fascinating reading.
I know you are joking, Rick, but I found something interesting. Because it
was kind of difficult to read in email format I went to my Catholic Douay
bible to follow along and was surprised to find that while the thoughts are
essentially the same, it is often worded in a sometimes significantly
different context. Just an observation that I had never noticed before even
though I had also studied the King James version as a kid. At any rate,
here is something I found regarding the above. Ecc. 10, 2 in my bible says
"The wise man's understanding turns him to his right; the fool's
understanding turns him to his left." Then there is a footnote that says
"It is doubtful whether the author is endorsing either direction - see
Proverbs 4, 25. So I go there and here is what is says: "Let your eyes
look straight ahead and your glance be directly forward."
Kakki
